In this poem Erdrich has a very in depth conversation with a delivery man about her bees. At first, when the delivery man shows up, She tries to warn him that the bees are more aggressive than usual. Throughout the poem the delivery man empresses Erdrich more and more with his knowledge and appreciation for bees. She says that the kind stranger knows the bees in intimate detail.
There are a lot of poetic devices in this poem such as personification, metaphor, simile, imagery, hyperbole, and euphemism. These poetic devices are mainly used to describe the bees’ actions and behavior.
This poem describes bees in such a way that when you read it, you don’t see bees in the same way that you would look at one in reality. In reality we look at bees as these creepy bugs that can hurt you but, also make good sweetener but, in this poem they are these soft, sweet creatures. They have thoughts and intentions as well.
It seems to me like this poem really show Erdrich’s fascination and appreciation for bees. The delivery man’s feelings towards these creatures are also how she feels about them because she wrote the poem.
There are a lot of poetic devices in this poem such as personification, metaphor, simile, imagery, hyperbole, and euphemism. These poetic devices are mainly used to describe the bees’ actions and behavior.
This poem describes bees in such a way that when you read it, you don’t see bees in the same way that you would look at one in reality. In reality we look at bees as these creepy bugs that can hurt you but, also make good sweetener but, in this poem they are these soft, sweet creatures. They have thoughts and intentions as well.
It seems to me like this poem really show Erdrich’s fascination and appreciation for bees. The delivery man’s feelings towards these creatures are also how she feels about them because she wrote the poem.